"Military academies, Catholic schools, and fancy prep schools have all successfully run single-sex schools: So why not public schools too? This valuable book explores fully and richly the issues, methods, and effects on kids of going to school with their own gender-and how it works. Valuable stuff!!" --Bruce S. Cooper, PhD, emeritus professor and vice chair, Division of Administration, Policy and Urban Education, Fordham University "Here is a book that offers a necessary and objective assessment of an approach that is gaining increased interest among parents and educators nationwide. Free of ideology, it cautiously adds to the knowledge base of what single-sex classes potentially can offer girls and boys while raising questions that need to be further explored." --Rosemary Salomone, Kenneth Wang Professor of Law, St. John's University, author of Same, Different, Equal: Rethinking,Single-Sex Schooling "This excellent edited volume is a must-have resource for any educator interested in single-sex classes and education. This focused, balanced book is a must-read comprehensive introduction to the nuances, complexities and successes of single-sex classes!" --Sally M. Reis Ph.

D, Interim Vice Provost for Academic Administration; Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor; University Teaching Fellow, University of Connecticut.